Fractional Olympic Weight Plate Set Micro-load for Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, and technique training with these pound fractional plates. Improve your lifting progress with small weight increases (as little as half a pound) to reach the next level and overcome plateaus. Fractional plates, also known as "change plates", offer tremendous flexibility for all lifters at various strength levels. Male and female athletes, youths, seniors, advocates of progression training, and individuals going through rehabilitation will all find small weight increases desirable and benefit from fractional increments. Those training for competition and increasing their personal best will value these fraction plates as record breakers.